LEADER 05627nam 22009975 450 001 9910811426003321 005 20200424112023.0 010 $a1-64469-111-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781644691113 035 $a(CKB)4100000010555845 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6125995 035 $a(DE-B1597)541175 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781644691113 035 $a(OCoLC)1135087785 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000010555845 100 $a20200424h20202020 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEpic Journey $eThe Life and Times of Wasyl Kushnir /$fAndrei Kushnir 210 1$aBoston, MA : $cAcademic Studies Press, $d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (141 pages) 311 $a1-64469-109-4 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tList of Illustrations -- $tIntroduction -- $tFamily History -- $tDispossession and Father?s Arrest -- $tMy Mother?s Travails -- $tMy Life After the Arrests of My Parents -- $tThe Holodomor -- $tMy Parents, and Their Lives During and After the Holodomor -- $tI Rejoin My Parents -- $tUncle Danylo -- $tLife with My Parents in Bilychi -- $tThe German Army Enters Kyiv -- $tReturn to Nova Bubnivka -- $tConscription to Forced Labor in Germany -- $tCorrespondence I Received as a Forced Laborer in Germany -- $tThe War Ends; I Am Set Free -- $tLife in the Refugee Camp, Regensburg, Germany -- $tI Start My Own Family -- $tWe Immigrate to the United States -- $tLife in Chicago -- $tReconnecting with my Mother -- $tFamily Life in Chicago -- $tMove to Palatine, Illinois -- $tOur Family in America -- $tOur Move to Florida. The Family Grows -- $tLast Thoughts -- $tPostscript 330 $aWasyl Andreievych Kushnir was born in Ukraine in 1923, and was witness to the tragedies and horrors of the early years of collectivization under the Soviet regime in his homeland. His father fought in the Ukrainian National Army against the Russian Bolshevik invasion and ultimate occupation of Ukraine, and his grandfather was murdered by Chekist Bolsheviks. Early in Wasyl's life, his family's home and all personal possessions were confiscated by the communist authorities, and both parents were exiled, his father to Siberia, and mother to a prison in Mariopol. His uncle Danylo was also arrested and exiled to forced labor in Siberia, and then to Komi SSR. During this period, Ukraine experienced genocidal famine, and Wasyl himself suffered hunger during the Ukrainian Holodomor, in which millions perished. Upon the escape of his parents from prison camps, the family reunited, only to be torn apart again during World War II when Wasyl was taken by the Nazis as a slave laborer to Germany. At the war's conclusion, Wasyl drove trucks for the American Army in Germany, and married his wife, Maria, also a forced labor survivor, who bore him two sons. The family ultimately emigrated to Mississippi, and then Chicago, Illinois where two other children were born. Wasyl pursued the American dream, sought an education, and was ultimately successful in business, retiring in Florida where he spent his last years.The story of Wasyl?s life, which extended almost a century, is told by his son Andrei in his father?s voice. Andrei combined his father?s memories, written longhand in Ukrainian, with translated documents and additional narrative. This non-fiction work attests to the struggle for survival under the harsh Soviet regime in Ukraine, the courage and persistence of one remarkable man, the importance of family, and the strength and endurance of the human spirit. 606 $aUkrainian Americans$vBiography 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xConscript labor$zGermany 606 $a20th century history 606 $aChicago 606 $aDisplaced Persons 606 $aExile in Siberia 606 $aHolodomor 606 $aImmigrants 606 $aPersonal struggle 606 $aSiberia 606 $aSoviet Union 606 $aSoviet 606 $aUkraine 606 $aUkrainian National Army 606 $aWorld War II 606 $aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century$2bisacsh 607 $aUkraine$vBiography 607 $aUkraine$xPolitics and government$y1917-1945 610 $a20th century history. 610 $aChicago. 610 $aDisplaced Persons. 610 $aExile in Siberia. 610 $aHolodomor. 610 $aImmigrants. 610 $aPersonal struggle. 610 $aSiberia. 610 $aSoviet Union. 610 $aSoviet. 610 $aUkraine. 610 $aUkrainian National Army. 610 $aWorld War II. 615 0$aUkrainian Americans 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xConscript labor 615 4$a20th century history. 615 4$aChicago. 615 4$aDisplaced Persons. 615 4$aExile in Siberia. 615 4$aHolodomor. 615 4$aImmigrants. 615 4$aPersonal struggle. 615 4$aSiberia. 615 4$aSoviet Union. 615 4$aSoviet. 615 4$aUkraine. 615 4$aUkrainian National Army. 615 4$aWorld War II. 615 7$aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century. 676 $a947.708092 676 $aB 700 $aKushnir$b Andrei, $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01679991 701 $aTymoshenko$b Oles$01679992 701 $aTymoshenko$b Yaryna$01679993 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811426003321 996 $aEpic Journey$94048637 997 $aUNINA